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Inscriptions on the Grave-Stones in the 

^ Old Churchyard of Saint Paul's Narra- 

gansett North Kingstown Rhode Island 



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Inscriptions on the Grave-Stones 
in the Old Churchyard of 

^t pauV^ mnammtt 

North Kingstown Rhode Island 

With a Record of the Inscriptions in the 
Graveyard of the Old Church at Wickford 

Compiled by 
JAMES N. ARNOLD 




Privately Printed 
Boston 



Compiler's Note 

When I first visited this Churchyard, February 20, 
1880, /> was in good condition; the MacSparran 
Monument having been ere^ed in 1868, and the 
walls and ground put in order in 1869. When I 
last visited the yard, November 1 7, 1 908, it showed 
negleSl, the wall being down in several places and 
the ground needing care. Accounts of many of the per- 
sons whose names are inscribed on the stones of the 
Churchyard may be found in the " History of the Nar- 
ragansett Church'' {Second Edition, i()oj), to which 
the reader's attention is dire5ied. 

James N. Arnold. 



Preface 

THE printing of this colleftion of the in- 
scriptions upon the gravestones in the 
ancient burial-ground of Saint Paul's Church, 
Narragansett, is the result of a visit paid to it 
by the Rev. Daniel Goodwin, D.D., of East 
Greenwich, Mr. William Watts Sherman, of 
Newport, and myself, in the summer of 1 908. It 
being evident that the inscriptions were becom- 
ing obliterated by wind and weather, it was pro- 
posed to secure a record of them before further 
decay rendered them illegible. 

It was suggested that Mr. James N. Arnold 
be entrusted with the deciphering of these in- 
scriptions ; but when the writer entered into cor- 
respondence with him on the subjed:, he learned 
that Mr. Arnold had already copied almost all the 
inscriptions in the burial-grounds of North and 
South Kingstown. The transcript of the inscrip- 
tions of the stones in the old churchyard of Saint 
Paul's, he very generouslyplaced at our disposal, 
and all of its entries have been carefully com- 
pared with the original inscriptions by Mr. 
Arthur B. Cook. A diagram showing the ap- 
proximate position of the graves in the church- 
yard has also been supplied. As will be seen, 
the interments in the old churchyard have ex- 
tended from 1705 to 1884. The inscriptions in 
the />rd'j-^«/ graveyard of the "Old Church" (re- 
moved to Wickford in 1800) are included in 
the Appendix, so that a complete record of the 
stones now existing in both churchyards is here 



vi Preface 

presented. As many of the Narragansett families, 
however, had private burial-grounds on their 
own estates, the stones of which record is here 
made are, therefore, memorials of but a small 
proportion of the families belonging to Saint 
Paul's parish. 

Printed through the generosity of Mr. Wil- 
liam Watts Sherman, a descendant of several 
well-known Narragansett families, this little 
book has had the advantage of the coopera- 
tion of Dr. Goodwin, who has kindly read the 
proofs, and supplied references to such parts of 
his edition of Updike's History of the Narragan- 
sett Church (1907) as throw light upon the lives 
of the individuals buried in these ancient ceme- 
teries. 

I have placed upon the plan of the old church- 
yard a cross indicating the tumulus marking 
the exad: spot under which Dr. MacSparran 
is buried. At the time of the eredtion of the 
MacSparran monument, the precise locality was 
not accurately known, so the memorial was 
placed where it would have the best appearance. 
It may be remembered that the burial of Dr. 
MacSparran was described in the Parish Record 
as being under the Communion Table, which at 
that period stood at the east end of the Church. 
The position of the Church is quite accurately 
known, the great door then being to the north, 
and not to the south as now. On entering this 
north door, the Altar would have been at the left; 
and supposing the Church to have stood very near 



Preface vii 

the western boundary of the graveyard (as has 
been affirmed by aged people living within the 
last half century), approximate measurements 
would place the Altar at the precise spot where 
a mound now exists. This mound was pointed 
out as the spot of the Doctor's interment by my 
great-grandmother, Mrs. Lodowick Updike, to 
agrandson, — Mrs. Updike having been present, 
as a girl of seventeen years, at the burial of the 
Reftor of Saint Paul's, who was her uncle by 
marriage. This tradition was handed on to Dr. 
Goodwin by the grandson in question, the late 
Updike Hagan, Esq.; and on our visit to the old 
Narragansett churchyard Dr. Goodwin showed 
me the tumulus and told me his reasons for be- 
lieving it to be traditionally and actually the pre- 
cise spot of the Reftor's grave. The mound is to 
be marked by a stone ; and this further record 
of the matter is, as good Dr. MacSparran said in 
his Parish Register, "recorded for ye Informa- 
tion and Benefit of Posterity." 

D. B. U. 



Boston, June i\th^ 1909. 



Inscriptions in the Old Graveyard 

of Saint Paul's Church 

Narragansett 

The Numbers above the inscription on these pages refer to the posi- 
tion of the graves in the Plan of the Graveyard. The references are to 
Updike's History of the Narragansett Church, Second Edition, edited 
by Rev. Daniel Goodwin, D.D., 1907. 

1 

\^Marhle^ 

In 

Memory of 

Amos Gardiner 

who died 

Sept. 29. 1827. 

in the 72 year 

of his age.* 

2 

\^Marhle^ 

In memory of 

Abigail. 

wife of 

Amos Gardiner 

who died June 29. 1840 

In the 78th year 

of her age.f 

*S. of 1" Amos: Hist. Narr. Church, i. 445. f Wife of above. 



Inscriptions in Old Graveyard 

3 

IMarble^ 

In Memory of 

Thomas B. 

son of 

Amos & Abigail 

Gardiner 

Died Mar. 4, i860, 

Aged 81 yr's 3 mo. & 13 dy's.* 

Silent but peaceful be thy sleep, 
My loving husband dear. 
While o'er thy grave I come to weep. 
And drop a widow's tear. 

4—5—6—7—8—9 

\^Field Stones^ 

10 

IMarble'^ 

William E. Greene. 
Born 

Nov. 17, 1817. 
Died Dec. 4, 1882. 



Eliza Sherman. 

his Wife 

Born July 7, 1821. 

Died May 16, 1884. 

''Possibfy same as Thomas R.: History, ii. 378. 



St. Paul's Church, Narragansett 



11 

[^Field Stojie^ 

12 

In 

Memory 

of 

Col. John Gardiner, 

who died 

Oft. 1 8. i8o8, 

in the 62'^ year of 

his age.* 

Foot-sto?te 
Col. I John I Gardiner, | 1808. 

In 

Memory of 

Mrs. Sarah 

Relift of Col. John Gardiner, 

who died 

June 16, 1816. 

in the 62, year of 

her age.f 

* History, i. 135, 280, 447, 456 j 11. 105 : J. of John of Boston Neck, 
f History, i. 135, 447; 11. 104, 105, 596. 



4 Inscriptions in Old Graveyard 

14 
[^Slate: masonic emblems , skull and hones'^ 

In Memory of 

Robert C. Gardiner Esq 

Late American Consul at Sweden 

Lost at Sea Sept. 7. 1804 

Aged 31 :* 

[^Square and compass"^ 

Capt. John Gardiner 

died at Sea Feb. 25. 1806. 

Aged 33. t 



Sons of Col, John Gardiner 

Foot-stone 

Robert C. 

Gardiner Esq. 

1804. 

Capt. Jn°- Gardiner 

1806. 



15—16—17—18—19 

\^Field Stones'] 



* History, ii. 105. \ History, 11. 105, 599. 



St, Paul's Church, Narragansett 5 

20 

[^Slate: ornamental scroll at sides, head with 
wings'^ 

Benjamin Son 
of Benjamin & 

Elizabeth 

Gardiner died 

April 3"^ 1780, 

aged 8 M° 20 

Days.* 



21 
[^Slate: ornamented like No. 20] 

In Memory of 

Thomas Son 

of Benj. and 

Elizabeth 

Gardiner 

died August 

ii'I' 1775 aged 

7 Weeks.f 



■History, n. 272, 347. ^: Brother of next above. 



Inscriptions in Old Graveyard 

22 

[^Siate: crowned head with wings; scrollwork 
around inscription at sides and bottom^ 

Here lieth interrd 

the Body of William Gardner 

who died Decern''' 

y^ 14"" 1732 aged 

about 61 years* 

Foot-stone 

\^Hour-glass , withjiower on each side^ 

William Gardner 1732 



23 
[^Slate: similar ornamentation to above^ 

In Memory of 

Abigail ye Wife of 

Job Almy of Newport 

Merchant died Feb^ 

y" 6^'^ 1763 in y'^ 85* 

Year of her Age.f 

Foot-stone 
Abigail Almy 1763 



*History, i. 134, 135, 442. ^History, i. 135, 441, 442; 11. 504, 524. 



St. Paul's Church, Narragansett 7 



24 

[^Siate: ojiiamented like above, but ?io scroll at 
bottom~] 

In Memory 

of Mary y^ 

Daughter of 

John Gardner 

& Mary his wife 

died Oa y-^ i6 

1762 aged 18 

Years & 3 M°* 



? 



Foot-stone 
Mary Gardner 1762 



25 

\^Slate: death' s-head with wings; scrollwork at 

sides'^ 

Here hes y" body 

of Abigail Daftcr 

of Josiah & Lydia 

Arnold who died 

Defem'" y" 18'*" 1725 

Aged one year 

& I dayf 



* History, i. 135, 449; 11. 533, 568. \ History, 11. 477, 482. 



8 Inscriptions in Old Graveyard 

[^Slate: same ornamentation as above'] 

Here lies the body of 

Lydia wife of Josiah 

Arnold who died Janua'' 

22^ 1727/8 aged 20 yea? 

II mos and 20 days'*" 

Her loss is ours also 

Death is her gain 

Her soul may rest 

Her body's free from pain. 

Foot-stone 
Lydia Arnold 1727 



27 
[^Small slate: same ornamentation as above] 

Here lies ye body 

of Sylvester 
Son of Josiah and 

Lydia Arnold 
he died Feb lo"" 

1730 aged 
3 years 19 day'-j* 



Historj, I. 135, 452, 453 ; II. 491, 492. f History, ii. 493. 



St. Paul's Church, Narragansett 9 

28 

[^Slate: ornamentation of grapevine at sides, scroll 
only at bottom'^ 

Here lieth Int'^rred 

y^ Body of M: 

Samuel Phillips. 

died March y'= 30"^ 

1736. In y'^ 81V 

year of his age* 

Foot-sto?ie 
Samuel Phillips. 1736. 



29 
l^Grave, with common wall stone, nortli] 

Probably Mr. Phillips's wifef 



SO 
{^Field Stone very near head-stone No. 31] 

Probably foot-stone of infant's grave 



History, i. 128, 423-5. f History, i. 128, 430 ; il. 604. 



10 Inscriptions in Old Graveyard 

31 

l^Slate: head with wings, scroll at sides of 

inscription] 

Here lieth Intewed y^ 

Body of Mary y^ wife of 

M\ Thomas Phillips & 

Daughter of M' Samuel 

Brown, died April y*" 17^ 

1737 In y^ 32':*" year 

of her age.* 

The Flowers that to Day 
Appeareth fresh and Gay, 
At night may be 
Withered and dead like me 

32 

\^Slate: similar ornamentation] 

Here lies y*" body 

of Thomas fon 

of Thomas & 

Mary Phillips 

died July y'' 27 

1728 aged 4 Mo, 

& 13 daysf 



' History, i. 426; 11. 494. -f History, 11. 493. 



St. Paul's Church, Narragansett n 

[^Slate: head, with scroll at top; floral scroll- 
work at sides'} 

Here lieth y^ 
Body of William 
Son of Christoph" 
& Sarah Phillips, 
died Sep' y^ lo"" 
1727 aged 8 M? 
& 4 days.* 

Blessed are those 

that Dye in the 

Lord 

34 
[JLarge slate tablet: two heads with wi?igs, scroll- 
work, scallop shell afid heart; below, a large 
fleur-de-lis in each corner} 

Here lyeth Interred 
Chriftopher Philips Esq' who departed this life 
Auguft y^ lo':*" 1753 in y^ 60':'' Year of his Age 



And alfo Sarah his Wife, who departed this life 
July y^ lo'*' 1753 in y^ c^^^. Year of her Age.f 



Whereas one Bed did Both contain in life, 
This constant Husband, and his faithful Wife, 
So doth this Tomb their mortal parts confine, 
In sure expedtance of the apointed Sign, 

History, ii. 490, 491. ^: History, i. 128, 427-95 11. 549. 



12 Inscriptions in Old Graveyard 

When the Arch-Angel, with fhrill Trumpet's Sound, 
Shall call to life, the renovated ground; 
Then fhall their Souls a Resure6lion fee, 
And re-united to their Bodies be. 



S5 
[^Slate: similar ornamentation to No. 31] 

Here Lieth y" Body 

of Mary ye wife of 

John Gardner, who 

died June y*" 11'!' 1739. 

In y^ 38':'' year of 

her age/'' 

Foot-stone 
Mary Gardiner. | 1739. 

36 

\^Slate: similar ornamentation to No. 31] 

In Memory of 

M' John Gardner, 

who died July 6'^ 

A.D. 1770, in the 

74'.'' Year of 

his Age.f 

Foot-stone 
John Gardner, | 1770. 

* History, i. 135, 443; 11. 52Z. 

\ History, i. 135, 444, 445, 544; 11. 75, 76, 583. 



/ 



St. Paul's Church, Narragansett 13 

37 
[^Slate: similar oniamentation to No. 31]] 

In Memory of Mary, 

Second wife of 

John Gardiner, Deceal 

who Departed this 

life, April 21" A.D. 

17 — , in the 60'!" 

Year of her Age.* 

Foot-sto?ie 
Mary | Gardiner, | 1774. 

38 

[^Slate: head with wings; hour-glass; scrolls at 

top and sides. At bottom^ intersedling lines'^ 

In Memory of 

Mifs Sarah Gardiner, 

Daughter of 

M' John Gardiner 

and Mary his Wife, 

she departed this Life, 

June the 16'?' AD 1771, 

in the 20'*" Year of her Age. 

Memento Mori.f 

Foot-stone 
Mifs I Sarah | Gardiaer | 1771 

* History, i. 135, 4+5; 11. 601, 602. ■^ History, i. 135, 449; 11. 589. 



14 Inscriptions in Old Graveyard 

39 

[Field Stone o?ily^ 



40 
[Slate: head with wings; sci'olls at sides'^ 

William y*" Son 

of Chriftopher 
& Mary Phillips 
died March 28^!^ 

1757 Aged 
I Year & 5 M°* 

Foot-stone 
W: P: I 1757 



41 
[Slate: same ornamentation as No. 31^ 

In Memory 

of Cap! Chriftopher 

Phillips, who died 

May y'^ ii'l" 1757 

in y*" 30'!^ Year 

of his Age. f 

Foot-stone 
Cap! I Chriftopher | Phillips | 1757 

'History, i. 128. f History, i. 128, 429. 



St. Paul's Church, Narragansett 15 

\^Slate: head with wings'^ 

In Memory of 

Mary, 

Confort of 

Henry Wall, Efqf 

& Daughter of 

Thomas Phillips, Efq! 

and Mary his Wife, 

She died Decemb! 9'^ 

1783, aged 56 years.* 

Foot-stone 
Mrs. I Mary Wall, | 1783. 

I . 43 

P [^Slate: light scrolls at top and sides'^ 

In Memory of 
Capt. Thomas 
\ Wall, 

iWho departed this 
Life at Wickford, on 
g the lid of Auguft, 

r 1802: 

1^ In the 42d. Year 

of his 

Age.f 

* History, l. 128, 4.27. iS. of He my & Mary: History, i. 427. 



i6 Inscriptions in Old Graveyard 

Foot-stone 
Capt. I Thomas Wall, | 1802. 

44 
[^Marble: head with wings; palm and flowers'^ 

In memory of M? 
Sarah, wife to M' Amos 
Gardiner, who depart- 
ed this life April 13 1'' 
1777, in the 50'!" Year 
of her age.* 

My lover friend familiar all, 
Remov'd from fight & out of call, 
To dark Oblivion is retir'd, 
Dead, or at leaft to me expir'd. 

Foot-stone 
M? I Sarah | Gardiner. 

45 
\^Slate: rose on stem; light scroll'] 

In Memory of 

Amos Gardiner, 

of South Kingstown, 

in the County of 

Wafhington, 

who departed this Life 

April 

3d. 

1793. 
in the 67th. Year 

of his Age.^l' 

* History, i. 444; 11. 545. \ Perhaps s. of William : History, 11. 503. 



St. Paul's Church, Narragansett 17 

Foot-stone 
Amos I Gardiner, | 1793 



46 

\^Slate: scroll around inscription; head with 
zvings^ 

In Memory of 

Ann, y^ Daughter of 

• Elifha Cole. Efqf & 

Elizabeth his Wife, 

Died Aug*? y' 6'^ 1742 

In y'' 25'!' year 

of her Age.* 

Foot-stone 
Ann Cole. | 1742. 



47—48—49—50—51 
[^Small Field Stones'] 

5^-53 
[^Large Field Sto?ies2 



History, i. 107, iio; 11. 529. 



i8 Inscriptions in Old Graveyard 

54 
[^Brown stone: same ornamentation as No. 46J 

In Memory of 

John Cass, Efq' 

of Tower-hill, he 

departed this Life 

July 29'.*^ A.D. 1770 

in the 70'.'' Year 

of his Age.* 

Foot-stone 
John Cass | Efq'. | 1770 



55 

[^Brown stone: same ornamejitation as No. 46] 

In Memory 

of Mary, Wife of 

Benjamin Sherman 

who died May ii"-^ 

1763, Aged 37 

Years.f 

Foot-stone 
Mary | Sherman | 1763 



* History, ii. 76-8, 310, 311. 

\Perhaps i" ou. of Benjamin & m. of James-. History, 11. 556, 589. 



St. Paul's Church, Narragansett 19 

56 

[Granite^ 

LD 
DI 

A. 81 

1735* 



57—58 — 59—60 
[Field Stones^ 

6\ 
[firanite: or?iamented with raised cross^ 

Samuel Brenton, 

son of Jahleel, 

son of William, 

son of 

Gov. Wm. Brenton. 

OB. Feb. 1797, AET 6i.f 

Susan Cooke, 

his wife 

OB. Sept. 1793, 

AET 57. 



* An earlier copy of this inscription reads as follo'-ws-.'L'D \ B 1624 | A 81 

1735- 

f History, 1.557; n. 358. 



20 Inscriptions in Old Graveyard 

62—63—64 
[^Field Stones^ 



65 

[^Slate'2 

Sacred 
to the memory of 

Capt. 

Henry Sherman 

who died, April 8'!^ 1830, 

in the 68th year 

of his age.* 

66 — 85 
[_Field Stones^ 



[Memorial Cross: granite^ 

North side 

Ereded 

in grateful memory 

Of 

James M'^Sparran, D.D. 

By authority 

of the Diocese of Rhode Island 

in 1868. 

Perhaps kus. of Mary Gardiner, dau. of Amos: History, i. 445. 



St. Paul's Church, Narragansett 21 

JVest side 

Missionary of The 

Venerable Society 

For Propagating the Gospel 

in Foreign Parts, 

And Redor of the Church 

then here, 

From 1 72 1 to his death in 1757. 

East side 

He was buried beneath 

this stone. 

Here also lie the remains of 

The Reverend 

Samuel Fayerweather, 

His successor, 
From 1760 to 1781. 

South side 

St Paul's Church, 

Narragansett, 

Was built here in 1707, 

and Removed to Wickford 

in 1800. 



South of the ivesterly end of the McSparran lot, just beyond thenvall, and 
quite near the McSparran Monument itself, are three stones halving inscrip- 
tions upon them, and t-tventy-tnvo -voithout inscriptions — field stones; also 
se'veral other probable gra'ves. The three inscribed are as follonxis : 

1. (Slate.) Mr. Bovven Card | Died Nov. 30, 1793. | Aged 35 Years. 

2. (Slate.) Mrs. Margaret | Card, ] wife of | Mr. Bowen Card. | Died 
May 2d> 1829. I Aged 72 Years. 

3. (Rough stone.) Martha Card | wife of Job | Card who depar | ted 
this life O6I0 I ber ii'h AD 1778 in the | 51 year of her Age. 



5 4 



3 2 I 



^109 



6 7 



MacSpar- 
ran Mon- 



^ Tumulus 
14 13 12 II 

1111 
27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 

I I I I I I I I I I I I I 

30 28 29 2S 36 37 38 39 61 

III I I I I I I 

31^32 c 2>2> 34 
I II I I I 

d 40 41 42 434445 e f 64 63 62 

I I I I I I I III I I 

Sighi j 

II I I I 

CI 49 48 47 46^/70 69 68 67 66 6^ 

I I I I II M I I I I I 

50 m 'J2 71 74 

I I I I I 

S?^ « 54 73 75 76 77 78 79 80 

I I I I I I I I I I I 

55 84 83 82 81 

I I I I I 

P 85 



S^ 



S7 



N. 



58 59 60 V w X y 

I I I II I I 

TAe Maltese Cross shoius the tumulus helie'ued to 2 

mark the adual spot of Dr. MacSfarrans gra-ve. \ 

The tumuli at the eastern end oj the Churchyard are, 

according to tradition, the gra-ijes of sla'ves of the early families. The stones marked by letters a-z 

are uninscribed field stones luhich ha've been discovered in a later sur-x'ey made by Mr. A. B. Cook. 



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Ot'US 













Inscriptions in the Graveyard of 
The Old Church 

Wickford 

'Transcribed in 1 908 

My Mother. | Polly Nichols, | Wifeof | Richard Thomas, | 
Died Feb. 29, 1868. | Aged 93 years, 7 mo. | & 5 days. 
Foot-stone: P. N. T. 

Ereded | To the Memory of | My Father | Richard Tho- 
mas, I Who died Aug. 12, | 1859, | Aged 82 years, 6 mo. | 
& 21 days.* 
Foot-stone: R. T. 

Elisha Peck Smith, | Died | Sept. 12,1832, | Aged55years. [ 
Also I Hannah Phillips Smith | Wife of Elisha P. | Died 
061, I. 1 84 1, I Aged 61 years. t 
Foot-stones: E. P. S. | H. P. S. 

In memory of | Nathaniel | P. Smith. | Son of Allen. M. | 
& Charlotte P. | Thomas, who | died July i, 1844 I ^ged 
19 mo. & I 22 days. 

Headstones: Charlotte. \ A. M. T. 

On Marble Monument 

\North side'] Elisha P. Smith. | Died Sept 12, 1832. | Aged 
55 years. 

Hannah P. Smith. | Wifeof | Elisha P. Smith. | DiedOai. 
1 84 1. I Aged 61 years. 

\^West side] Richard Thomas. | Died Aug 12,1859. 1 Aged 
82 years. 

Polly Nichols Thomas. | Wife of | Richard Thomas. | Died 
Feb 29. 1868. I Aged 93 years. 

*Hist. Narr. Church, i. 426. 

■\The remains luere removed from Paxvtuxet, August, 1868. 



V 



26 Inscriptions in Graveyard 

[South side] Nathaniel. | Son of | A. M. & C. P. S. Tho- 
mas. I Died July i, 1844. I Aged i year & 7 mos. 
Clarence Eugene Thomas | Died April i, 1882, | Aged 41 
years | Removed to Elm Grove ] Cemetery July 1899 

[East side] Allen Mason Thomas, | Born | July 25, 1 806, | 
Died April 13, 1887.* 

Charlotte P. Smith. | Wife of | Allen M. Thomas. [ & 
Daughter of | E. P. & H. P. Smith. | Died April 6, 1872, | 
Aged 61 years. | 

THOMAS 

The above are all in the Thomas lot 

Sacred | To the Memory | of | Susan Elizabeth | Daughter 
of 1 J. S. & J. M. M'Laughling. | She died Nov. 24, 1854, | 
Aged 37 years 

"Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord." 

Foot-Stone: S. E. M^L. 

Sacred | To the Memory of | Capt. | John S. M^Laugh- 
ling. I Born 1791. | Died 1866. 

"Blessed are the pure in heart | for they shall see God." 

Foot-Stone: J. S. M^L. 

Sacred | To the memory of | Joanna M. | wife of | Capt. 
John S. M'Laughling. | Born 1796. | Died 1853. 

"Precious in the sight of the Lord | is the death of his saints" 

Foot-Stone: J. M. M'^L. 

In memory of | Elizabeth E. | Daughter of | Susan W. Rey- 
nolds, I Dec. 3, 1827. I Feb. 20, 1903. 

In Memory of | Susan W. | Daughter of | Mrs. | Susan W. 
Reynolds. | Born June 25th 1810, | Died Mar. loth 1856. 
Foot-stone: S. W, R. 

* History, i, 426. 



The Old Church, Wickford 27 

In memory of | Mrs. Susan W. Reynolds | daughter of | 
Samuel & Mary Nicholds | who departed this life | March 
27, 1849. i" the I 60, Year of her age, 
Foot-stone: S. W. R. 

In memory of | Mrs. Mary Nichols. | widow of | Samuel 
Nichols. I & daughter of | Henry & Mary Wall | who de- 
parted this life I Jan. 13, 1848 in the | 85, Year of her age. 

Foot-stone: M. N. 

In memory of | Mrs. Mary P. Shaw. | wife of | George M. 
Shaw. I & daughter of | Samuel & Mary Nichols. | who de- 
parted this life I May 27. 1844. in the I 45- Year of her age. 
Foot-stone: M. P. S. 

\_Granite Cross^ 

Frances Irene Burge Griswold, | Apr 18, 1826-Nov. 11, 

1900.* 

Alive unto God, | through Jesus | Christ our Lord. | Rom. 6. 11. 

In memory of | Anna S Thomas, | Wife of | George B. 
Thomas, | & Daughter of | Lemuel & Elizabeth | Burge, | 
She Died Aug 27'*^ | 1845, | In her 24'*^ year. 

Sacred to the memory | of | Mary A. | Wife of | George 
B. Thomas | & daughter of | Henry G. & Mary | Sher- 
man. I who died | April 6 1841 | aged 34 Years.f 

Sacred | to the memory | of | Henry G. Sherman. | who 
died at sea | July 31. 18 10. | aged 25 Years. | also | Mary. ] 
his wife | died March 24, 1838. | aged 52 Years. 
Foot-stones: H. G. S. | M. S. 

Esther. | widow of | Jeremiah Carpenter | Born June 9 
1779. Died Jan. 17, 1848. 

* History, 11. 379. 

\This inscription is on a broken stone lying back of the Old Church. There 

is nonx} at the grave only a small head-stone, bearing the letters, M. A. T. 



28 Inscriptions in Graveyard 

North of this point there are two graves not inscribed; further 
north a group of three large and four sinall graves also uninscribed. 
Two of these graves are probably those ofPhebe and Mary B. Carter. 
The inscriptions for?nerly at their graves were as follows: 
Mary B Carter j Died | August 1 8th | 1855 | In her ^7^^ 
year. 

Phebe | Wife of Benj. P. Carter, | Died | Nov. 15, 1846 | 
M. 53 Yrs. 4 Mos. & 5 Ds 

The following have been removed from the yard since May I, 

1881 

John N son of Benoni and Abigail Bates died Feb 16 1822 

aged 4 years 

Charles N son of above died Nov 28 1829 

Two unmarked graves of children of same 

Martha Bates widow of Sherman Bates died Aug 7 18 10 
aged 64 years 

Benoni P Bates died Feb 12 1867 in his 70 year 

Abby Mahala wife of Benoni P died Nov 16 1 85 1 age 50 
yrs 6 mos 

Charles R son of Benoni P & Abby M d June 15 1848 
aged I7y5m2id 

Lois Mowry wife of Colonel Mowry daughter of Sherman 
Bates died Sept 3 1830 in 31 year 

Two large graves and one small grave^ not marked 

In Memory of | M'' Jane Munday,* | wife of | Nathaniel 
Munday Efq'- | and Daughter of | John Bayly Efq'- | county 
of Tipperary, | in the Kingdom of Ireland, | fhe died at 
Wickford, | Auguft 3. 1808, | in the 36 year j of her age. 

*i^' ^jj'ife. 



The Old Church, Wickford 



29 



Bleft fhade ! if bending from thy ftarry fphere, 
The ways of mortals may deferve thy care. 
This mournful tribute of our love receive, 
A tear, a verse, is all thy friends can give. 

Capt Nathaniel Munday died Jan 2 1827 aged 72 years* 

Elijah Johnson died 1874 

The following are in the Richard Updike Lot 
In I Memory of | James Updike. | who departed this life | 
Feb. 20, 1822. I in the 51, Year | of his age.f 
Foot-stone: J. U. 

In Memory of | Cap'- Richard Updike, | who died | Feb, 26, 

1805, I in the 75, year | of his age.| 

He was an excellent Citizen, | remarkable for Induftry & | 

Probity, ftrongly attached | to the Liberties of his Country | 

& brave in her caufe. 

A Wit's a feather, and a Chief a rod, 
An honeft Man's the nobleft work of God. 

This Stone was Ere£led | by Filial Gratitude. 
Foot-stone: Cap'- Richard Updike. 

Mrs. Jemima, | widow of | Cap'- Richard Updike, | died 
March 4, 1827. I Aged 87 yrs.§ 
Foot-stone: J. U. 

In Memory of | John Wall Updike, | 2'*- Son of | Daniel E. 

Updike Esq. | & Elizabeth his wife, | who departed this 

hfe, I Auguft 10. 1809, I aged 16 years | 10 months & lO 

days I He was refpeilable for genius & virtue. || 

The wintry blaft of death kills not the buds of virtue, | no, they spread 
beneath the heavenly beam of | brighter suns, through endless ages, 
into I higher powers. 

Foot-Stone: J. W. U. 

* History, 11. 260. \ History, i. 413 ; II. 512. 

X History, i. 413, 416 ; 11. 370. ^History, i, 413. 

\\ History, i. 417; m. 109. 



30 Inscriptions in Graveyard 

In memory of | Daniel E. Updike. | Esq., | who departed 
this life I Aug. 5, 1835. in the | 71, Year of his age.* 
Foot-stone: D. E. U. 

In memory of | Mrs. Elizabeth, | widow of | Daniel E. 
Updike, I & daughter of | Henry and Mary Wall | who 
departed this life | Feb. 19, 1847. in the ] 83, Year of her 

age.f 
Foot-stone: E. U. 

Grave at foot of these not marked 

The following are in the northeast corner of the churchyard 
In 1 memory of | Hannah Congdon | wife of | Henry J. 
Congdon | who died | April 27, 1827 | in her 51 year. 

Two graves north ^ uninscrihed 

In I memory of | John F. Congdon. | who died | Sept. 3d 
1836. 1 in the 28th year | of his age. 

Young man while in your greatest strength 

Think not yourself secure ; 

But be prepared, whilst you are young, 

To meet a dying hour 

Foot-Stone: J. F. C. 

In memory of | Henry. Clay. | Son of John. F. | & Julia. 
A. Congdon | he died | August 29th | 1836. aged 17 | 
months & 26 | days 
Foot-stone: H. C. C. 

In memory of I George Jackson, j Congdon. son of | Henry 
J. and Sarah | Congdon. who | departed this life | Sept 24, 
1833, I aged one year | 2 months & 1 1 days. 
Sleep sweet my babe thy | parents love shall seek Thee in the worlds above 

Foot-Stone: G. J. C. 

* History, i. 4.16; iii. 109, no. f History, i. 416, 427. 



The Old Church, Wickford 31 

Two graves north^ unmarked 

E. M. I 1839 
Foot-stone: E. M. 

Two graves at foot ^ unmarked 

The following are in the Toung lot 

In I Memory of | an infant Son of | Eliphalet | & Ruth. F. 
Young. I was born | Jun. i^^^- & | died the 17^^- 1831. 
Foot-stone: 1831 

In I Memory of | Alfred | Son of | Eliphalet | & Ruth. [ F. 
Young. I died Sept. | 23'*- 1834. | aged 13 months | & 8 days. 
Foot-stone: A. Y. 

In I Memory of | Benj.C.Sonof | Eliphalet | & | RuthF. | 
You[n]g I died August | 22"* 1836 aged | 8 mon.& 16 days. 
Foot-stone: B. C. Y. 

Mariah C. | daughter of | Eliphalet & | Ruth F. Young. [ 
Born April 1839 | Died Jan. 1840. 

She suffered but a little while 
In this world of Sin 
The Saviour saw her with a smile, 
And kindly called her in. 
Blessed babe with placid face 
Heaven is thy dwelling place 

Foot-Stone: M. C. Y. 

Alfred Hammond Young, | Son of | Eliphalet & Ruth F. | 
Young, I Born July 15, 1834, | Died Jan. 31, 1900. 

Ruth F. Young. 

On Marble Monument 
\South side'\^\xX)[\.Y . | widow of | Eliphalet Young | Daugh- 
ter of I Wm & Alice Hammond. | Died Nov 25, 1870. | 
Aged 71 years 5 mo's. 



32 Inscriptions in Graveyard 

l^ff^est side'j In memory of | Eliphalet Young, | Born | 
Oft. 27, 1798, I At Willimantic, Conn. | Died | April 15, 
1859, I ^t Wickford, R. I. | Aged 60 yr's. 5 mo's. 

^East side plain~\ 

[A7(?r/^ jzV^] Alfred H. Young, | Born July 15,1834, | Died 
Jan. 31, 1900. 

The following are in the TVightman lot 

In I Memory | of | Mifs Sarah N. Bennett, | Daughter of | 
Capt. Cornelius Bennett, | & Silvina his Wife, | who died | 
April II, 1 8 14, in the 15 year | of her age. 
She was an affeftionate daughter, tender | fister, & endear- 
ing friend. Beloved by all | who had the pleafure of her ac- 
quaintance; I But neither youth nor virtue can ward off | the 
shafts of Death. 

Three graves^ not marked 

The following four graves {of the Lewis family) have been re- 
moved elsewhere 

Mary E daughter of John and Rebecca Lewis born July 2 
18 1 6 died Sept 13 1851 

George son of above born 061 19 1812 d Aug 11 1859 
John Lewis born Calais France April 5 1783 died at Wick- 
ford Dec 3 1848 

Rebecca Lewis wife of John daughter of John and Mary 
Peirce born July 13 1789 died Mar 10 1858 

Charlie | In Heaven | Son of | Edwin and Susan W. | 
Montgomery, | Died Feb. 14, 1859, I Aged 6 years, 3 mo | 

& 20 days. 

Susan W. Montgomery, | Born | Apr. 11, 1830, | Died 
Aug. 19, 1906. 



The Old Church, Wickford 33 

Edwin Montgomery. | Born 061. 1818, | Died Aug. 4, 

1886. 

H. W. Baker, | Born Apr. i, 1843, I Died May 20, 1904. 

W. H. Baker, | Born Sept. 18, 1835, | Died Dec 24,1882. 

T.S.Wightman, | Born Oa. 2, 1798, | Died Aug. 28. 188 1. 
M. W. Wightman, | Born Oa. 26, 1805, | Died Mar. 6, 
1886. 

In I Memory | of | George Fowler, | who was Born May 
16, I 1769, I and died Feb. 20, | 1852. 
Foot-stone: G. F. 

In memory of | Miss | Hannah Fowler | daughter of 
George | & Deborah Fowler | who died April loth | 1839. 
in the 72d Year | of her age.* 

She was esteemed by her frie | -nds for her simplicity of | 
charaaer her strong integrity | which she sustained through | 
a long and irreproachable life. 

One grave north .^ uninscribed; also one east^ and two north of this 

Anna H | Wife of | James R. Wightman, | & Daughter 
of j Capt Abel & Eliza A. | Baker. | Died March 18. 
1873. I Aged 30 years & 3 ms. 

"Nearer my God to thee, nearer to thee" 

Foot-Stone: A. H. W. 

Gone Before | Alfred R. | Son of | Thomas S. & Mary | 
Wightman. | Died Sept i. 1865. | Aged 29 y'rs 2 ms. 
We shall meet beyond the river. 

Three graves norths uninscribed 

Miss I Hannah Weeden, | daughter of | Peleg & Mary 
* History, 11. 546. 



34 Inscriptions in Graveyard 

Weeden. | Died Jan. 6, 1854, | in the 37th year | ofherage. 
"God my Redeemer lives, 
And ever from the skies 
Looks down and watches oer my dust, 
Till he shall bid it rise." 

"She hath done what she could." 

Foot-Stone: H. W. 

Inmemoryof | Benjamin O.F. Weeden, | Son of Peleg and | 
Mary Weeden. who | died September 23d | 1837 in the 
25th I Year of his age. 

Behold and see as you pass by: 
As you are now so once was I. 
As I am now so you must be : 
Prepare for death and follow me. 

Grave north .^ uninscribed 

In I Memory | of | Benjamin Fowler | Weeden, | Son 
of I Peleg & Mary | Weeden, | who died | Feb. 22. 181 2. | 
aged 3 months & | 1 1 days. 

Small grave norths uninscribed 

In memory of | Peleg Weeden | Esq. who departed | this 
life on the 20th of | Odober 1839. in the 68"" | Year of 
his age. 

While his bereaved Widow with her children and other | con- 
nexions mourn the loss of a kind & indulgent | Husband 
Father & Friend : & while a large circle | of friends & ac- 
quaintance weep over his grave may | they all heed the ad- 
monition which seems to be echoed from I his coffin ; Be ye 
therefore ready also for the Son of | man cometh at an hour 
when ye think not. 
Foot-stone: P. W. 1839. 

In Memory | of | Mary Weeden, | Widow of | Peleg Wee- 



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35 



den, I and daughter of | Benjamin & Freelove | Fowler. | 
She died July 7, 1858, | in her Sid year 

" Blessed are the dead which die | In the Lord from henceforth, Yea, saith 
the I Spirit, that they may rest from their labors ; | and their works do fol- 
low them." 

In Memory of | Benjamin, | Son of [ Mr. Benjamin Fow- 
ler, I Merch'- | who died Decem'- 7"^' | 1803, in 30"^ year 
of I his age. 

"The defire of Man faiJeth" 

Sacred | to the | Memory of [ Christopher Fowler, | who 
was loft at Sea, | Sept'- 1758, aged 23: | and also of | Chris- 
topher Fowler, | who periftied, in like manner, | Sept'- 1804, 
aged 24 years; | this Monument was ere6ted by | Benjamin 
Fowler, Efq'- | of Wickford, | brother of the former, | and 
father of the latter, | as a tribute of his Affeilion. 
Foot-stone: Mr. | Christopher | Fowler, | 1804. 

Three graves north., uninscribed 

In I memory of | Sibel Larkin | late consort of | Phineas 
Larkin & daughter | Benjamin & Susanna Weeden | who 
died April 2d 1836. | in 57'.'? Year of her age. | & also 
Benjamin Weeden | her Father died Feb. i8th | 1808. in 
the 76 Year of his j age. Berryed in Richmontown. 
Foot-stone: S. L. 

In memory of | Susannah Weeden, | Relidl of | Benjamin 
Weeden, | who died Dec. nth, [ 1819, | In the 82d year | 
of her age. 
Foot-stone: Susannah | Weeden, | 1819, 

In I Memory | of | Hulder, | Wife of | Benjamin Fow- 
ler I Efq'- I who died | Dec. ib'^- 1811, | in the 65""- year | 
of her age. 



36 Inscriptions in Graveyard 

In Memory of | Freelove, | Wife of Mr, | Benjamin Fow- 
ler, I who died May 12*^ 1789, | in the 52=^- Year of her | 
Age. 
Foot-stone: Freelove | Fowler, | 1789. 

Sacred to | The memory of Benj. | Fowler, Esq. | Who died 
August 5th I A.D. 1 818, I In the 80th, year | of his age. 
Long have I tried terrestrial joys 

But here could find no rest. 
Far from all vanity and noise, 
To be with CHRIST is best. 

Foot-stone: Benjamin | Fowler, Esq. | 18 18. 

In I Memory of | Mary | Widow of Capt. | Silvester 
Peirce, | & Daughter of | George & Mary Fowler, | who 
died I Dec'- 2^- 1808, in the | 8o'''- year of her age. 

In Memory of | Mary, the Wife of | Mr. | George Fowler | 
She departed this | Life, June 22"''- 1774, ] in the 84^- Year 
of I her Age. 
Foot-stone: Mary | Fowler | 1774 

In Memory of | Mr | George Fowler | who departed this | 
Life, April the 14. 1782 | in the 90"^- Year of | his Age.* 
Field stone at foot. 

This copy includes tie names on the stones that were here in iS8l, but 
which have been since removed. 



* History, 11. 475. 



Te ergo quasumtis famulis tuis suhveni 

^os fretioso sanguine redemisti. 

Mterna fac ciun sanElis tuis 

In gloria numerari. 



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